Wartime Industry

Neil R. Storey

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Shire Publications
31 May 2022

Social & cultural history; Industrialisation & industrial history; Second World War; Gender studies: women; Aviation manufacturing industry

Series: Shire Library

An illustrated introduction to how British industries, supported by thousands of newly recruited women, strove to meet the nation’s wartime need for munitions, armour, shipping, uniforms and aircraft.

During the Second World War (1939–45), Britain stretched every sinew of its industrial might to fend off a Nazi invasion. As the nation stood alone against Fortress Europe, it harnessed, coordinated and maximised its resources, firstly to defend itself and then to help liberate Axis-occupied countries. Wartime Industry uses informative text and beautiful illustrations to show how the men and women of Britain met this unprecedented demand for military and home-front materials. It explores the work of Lord Beaverbrook’s highly organised Ministry of Aircraft Production; the ‘Shadow Factories’ that enabled manufacturers such as Vauxhall and Rootes to make tanks and aircraft; the Royal Ordnance Factories that produced firearms and explosives; the ‘Bevin Boys’ conscripted to work in the coal mines; the Women’s Timber Corps; and war workers – who, together, helped the nation to make it.

By: Neil R. Storey
Imprint: Shire Publications
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 206mm, Width: 146mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 148g
ISBN: 9781784425029
ISBN 10: 1784425028
Series: Shire Library
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 31 May 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Neil R. Storey is an award-winning social historian and lecturer specialising in the impact of war on twentieth-century society. He has written over forty books, numerous articles for both national magazines and academic journals and features as guest expert on television and radio programmes and documentaries.

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